I am in Michigan and would like to have some more buddies on this site to chat with and keep each other motivated. It looks like we are starting around the same weight (my start weight is a bit higher). I'm 25 and just starting this process.

Cassie's sister here - we have two-for buddy potential. I think you're right, the more active & connected I am with this community, the more likely I am to get on every day and use it.I'm going to balance my desire for many motivational buddies with being on the look out for damaging negative self-talk. Keep that away!

You guys are all welcome to join the group "Mid-Michigan fit for Summer" where we can all motivate each other towards a healthy lifestyle! When you ask to join it'll ask you why you want to join the group; mention that you're from Michigan and you're in!

I'm also in Michigan and am still running outdoors - would love to have buddies that understand the drive it takes to workout in the winter.

"I'd rather experience the pain of discipline than the pain of regret.""We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit." Aristotle"If the things we believe in are different than the things we do, there can be no true happiness." Dana Telford

Hi Bnewbee, I was doing so well a few years ago. I set small goals, no more than 20 pounds at a time and was within 2 and 1/2 pounds of my goal! And then so many stressful things happened and continue ...

There are food and exercise trackers, daily and monthly. You can pm each other directly. If you want to share your info with others you have to change the privacy settings. I use the website so I don& ...